AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

THE CEREBRAL CORTEX

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Adult humans cannot generate new neurons.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -They were right. Their study, published in Nature on Wednesday, concludes that the adult human brain does not produce any detectable new neurons in the area that’s supposedly ground zero for neuronal creation, contrary to dozens of experiments over the last 20 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -They found evidence that new neurons developed even in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease. Although neurogenesis in the adult brain in animal models has been well documented, the evidence of new brain cell growth in humans has been mixed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nerve Cells Do Not Renew Themselves Yet, nerve cells in your brain, also called neurons, do not renew themselves. They do not divide at all.

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